Torrential rains triggered flash floods in New Mexico that killed at least three people on Tuesday, including two young children, and trapped dozens in homes and vehicles in the resort village of Ruidoso,

The flash flood emergency was triggered at 3 p.m. in Ruidoso on Tuesday, July 8. Swift water teams were out conducting rescues, officials said.

Flash flooding hit a New Mexico town devastated by wildfires last year, washing away at least one home and causing gas leaks, city officials said Tuesday.

A Flash Flood Emergency is in effect for Ruidoso, New Mexico, as rapid rainfall rates cause flooding in burn scars from the South Fork Fire.

Ruidoso was hit hard by flash flooding on Tuesday, July 8. A home washed away in the Ruidoso area and swift-moving creeks were full of debris after a strong storm hit Ruidoso around 2 p.m. Tuesday. Lincoln County Office of Emergency Services said they conducted “several” swift-water rescues and rescues

By Jane Ross, Rich McKay and Jonathan Allen KERRVILLE, Texas (Reuters) -The death toll from the July Fourth flash flood that ravaged a swath of central Texas Hill Country rose on Tuesday to at least 109,

Experts say there was a number of factors that contributed to the tragedy including the extreme weather, the location of the holiday homes and timing. There was a large supply of moisture in the atmosphere from a tropical storm that had caused flooding in Mexico and then tracked north as it died out.